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Also be aware that when using backticks in your PS1 variable, you are
influencing $? as a result.
What happens, is that when you run a command (i.e. "rm
<some_file_that_doesnt_exist>") and then say "echo $?", you are getting the
return code ($?) of your PS1 execution (which is likely to always be 0) -
NOT the $? of the "rm" command.
David Curiel
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Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:03 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Put $PWD in there somewhere. I use ${PWD#${PWD%%*([!/])/*([!/])}} to display
the last two directory levels, so my prompt never gets TOO long.
The substring extraction of $PWD is ksh specific. You could do it other
ways, but this way it uses ksh builtins, so it is _fast_
As an example, when I am in my $ORACLE_HOME, my prompt ends up looking
something like:
product/8.1.7 [09:54:42 AM] 181$
where 181 is the current command history number.
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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 9:48 AM
Hi!
In my .profile of the oracle user (we're mostly using ksh here), I have set
up the prompt that it gives me the host name and database SID.
# always displays host name and Oracle SID as prompt
PS1="`hostname`;`echo $ORACLE_SID`$ "
How can I extend this prompt to also include the current directory that I'm
in?
e.g. prod1;PCLDB1; u010/app/oracle/admin/PCLDB1
Thanks,
Helmut
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<DIV><SPAN class=351281414-26082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Also
be aware that when using backticks in your PS1 variable, you are
influencing $? as a result. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=351281414-26082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=351281414-26082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>What
happens, is that when you run a command (i.e. "rm
<some_file_that_doesnt_exist>") and then say "echo $?", you are getting
the return code ($?) of your PS1 execution (which is likely to always be 0) -
NOT the $? of the "rm" command.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=351281414-26082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>David
Curiel</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Philip Douglass
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 26, 2002 10:03
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
Unix question: how to display SID and path in prompt<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Put $PWD in there somewhere. I use
${PWD#${PWD%%*([!/])/*([!/])}} to display the last two directory levels, so my
prompt never gets TOO long.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The substring extraction of $PWD is ksh
specific. You could do it other ways, but this way it uses ksh builtins, so it
is _fast_</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As an example, when I am in my $ORACLE_HOME, my
prompt ends up looking something like: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>product/8.1.7 [09:54:42 AM] 181$ </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>where 181 is the current command history
number.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 26, 2002 9:48
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Unix question: how to display
SID and path in prompt</DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Hi!</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>In my .profile of the oracle user (we're mostly using ksh
here), I have set up the prompt that it gives me the host name and database
SID.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2># always displays host name and Oracle SID as prompt</FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2>PS1="`hostname`;`echo $ORACLE_SID`$ "</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>How can I extend this prompt to also include the current
directory that I'm in?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>e.g. prod1;PCLDB1; u010/app/oracle/admin/PCLDB1</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Helmut</FONT>
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